Bottle-stopper.



G. L; TURNER.

BOTTLE STOPPER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 15. 1915.

1 ,1 85,858. I Patented J 11116 6, 1916.

rrn

BOTTLE-STOPPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 6, 1916.

Application filed December 15, 1915. Serial No. 66,907.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE LLEWELLYN TURNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of IVashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle- Stoppers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bottle stoppers, and its object is to provide means for attaching a manufacturers or dealers mark to the bottle in such a manner that the cork cannot be removed without destroying or so defacing the said mark that the bottle cannot be refilled and again exhibited under its original mark, thereby protecting the owner from fraudulent representation of his goods.

To this end, my invention consists in the construction and combination of parts forming a bottle stopper, hereinafter more fully described, and particularly stated in the claim, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure I is a perspective view of a bottle cap and removing key according to my invention. Fig. II shows in longitudinal section, a bottle neck, a cork therein, and my retaining cap. Fig. III, is a perspective view of a bottle neck adapted for use with my cork-retaining cap. Fig. IV. represents a bottle neck and a portion of the cap left thereon after the cap has been mutilated in service. Fig. V, represents the locking ring for the cap.

Numeral 1 represents the neck of a bottle having grooves 2, along its sides, each groove terminating in an undercut recess 8. The neck may also terminate in a common shoulder 4. The cork 5, is held in the neck by means of a cap 6, which may have upon it the insignia of the proprietors goods.

This cap fits upon the top of the bottle and is provided, at its lower edge, with a ring 7, of wire which is bent inward at one or more points, forming hooks 8, to engage the recesses 3, as shown in Fig. II. These caps are usually made of sheet metal pressed or spun into cup form, and the ring 7 is secured within itat the lower end by bending the sheet metal under and around the body of the ring by the process called by tinsmiths wiring. The cap is punctured in two rings of fine holes 9 and 10, between which a tang 11, shown as partly wound upon a key 13, is punched in the original blank of the cup before it is pressed into shape, the hole left by the punching being shown at 12. By means of this key which is common for such purposes, the winding may be continued until the strip between lines 9 and 10 is torn away from the cap, leaving the top of the cap free to be removed, its lower portion 14 remaining attached to the bottle. Now the cork 5 is free to, be extracted to obtain the contents of the bottle. The'device being thus mutilated, there is no possibility of its being restored to its commercial form to deceive the public. In placing the cap upon the bottle the grooves 2 admit hooks 8 of sufiicient length and stiffness to insure a'perma-nent hold upon the neck when they spring into therecesses 3. The ring 7 may be made of one or more wires, but I prefer at least two wires as shown, so that one may be formed with the hooks 8, while the other one 15, extends directly across the recess 3, supporting the hookin its extended form, as shown, so it cannot be straightened and pried loose. This cap may be made of any suitable material, plain, stamped, embossed, or otherwise ornamented. It is effective, simple and inexpensive.

I claim:

In a bottle stopper, a bottle neck having undercut recesses in its outer side; a cap to fit upon the neck; a ring comprising two wires secured to the open end of the cap, one of the said wires being bent into hooks to engage the said recesses, and the other wire extending directly across the recess behind the hook.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses. GEORGE LLEWELLYN TURNER.

Witnesses; I

WV. J AMES, J OHN MOGILL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

snares PATENT ornion. 

